Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Honda CBR900RR: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which CBR900RR years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.2% average, from 165,881 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2003 (86.6% of 11,592 tests). Lowest: 1971 (76.2% of 193). Years more than two points below the model average: 1971, 1994, 1996.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (83.2%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 193 | 76.2% | -7.0 pp |
| 1992 | 3,492 | 82.2% | -1.0 pp |
| 1993 | 3,904 | 81.2% | -2.0 pp |
| 1994 | 6,018 | 80.5% | -2.7 pp |
| 1995 | 5,909 | 82.5% | -0.7 pp |
| 1996 | 9,384 | 79.6% | -3.6 pp |
| 1997 | 16,475 | 81.7% | -1.5 pp |
| 1998 | 21,505 | 82.8% | -0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 22,185 | 83.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 23,034 | 83.8% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 21,419 | 83.7% | +0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 18,297 | 85.3% | +2.1 pp |
| 2003 | 11,592 | 86.6% | +3.4 pp |
| 2004 | 2,128 | 86.2% | +3.0 pp |
| 2009 | 65 | 83.1% | -0.1 pp |
Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.
Pass rate over time
Questions
- Which CBR900RR years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1971, 1994, 1996 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CBR900RR overall (83.2%); the 1971 cohort is lowest at 76.2% from 193 tests.
- Which CBR900RR year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2003, at 86.6% of 11,592 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2002, 2003, 2004.
- How much does the CBR900RR pass rate vary by year?
- 10.4 percentage points between the highest (2003, 86.6%) and lowest (1971, 76.2%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.
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